Associations to the word «Swallowtail»

Wiktionary

SWALLOWTAIL, noun. The forked tail of a swallow.
SWALLOWTAIL, noun. Anything, such as a burgee, of a similar forked shape.
SWALLOWTAIL, noun. A type of tailcoat with two long tapering tails.Wp
SWALLOWTAIL, noun. Any of various butterflies of the family Papilionidae, having a forked extension to the hind wing.

Dictionary definition

SWALLOWTAIL, noun. A man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras